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what is the big deal of that? when someone comes to adopt an animal, if it looks good, chances are it will be adopted more. >> and we groom and clean the ears and the works. >> typically a shelter wouldn't have grooming? >> not at all. and these dogs are treated with the utmot -- utmost care that others can't provide. this is a shampoo to bring out the luster. and i feel satisfied in helping the shelter pets be adopted and to be a part of such a wonderful staff, from the top all the way down. if she passes our evaluation, she will stay until she's adopted. if you are interested in adoption and don't want to put them to sleep, that means at a last resort, we will give you a call before putting to sleep. you are not bound to the dog, and we would give you a call, and it's an actual adoption and cost $107 and it will be your dog. >> the volunteers to meet are the unsung heroes in this field that take the animals to hope and nurse them to get strong enough to come down and rehome. without volunteers, i would have to b
what is the big deal of that? when someone comes to adopt an animal, if it looks good, chances are it will be adopted more. >> and we groom and clean the ears and the works. >> typically a shelter wouldn't have grooming? >> not at all. and these dogs are treated with the utmot -- utmost care that others can't provide. this is a shampoo to bring out the luster. and i feel satisfied in helping the shelter pets be adopted and to be a part of such a wonderful staff, from the top...
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big rap -- good wrap all the time. you have a community where everyone lives on the trunk line. at the end of the castro shuttle or the parallel line, being in good shape, people farther out have a hard time accessing that service. these are projects that i intend to connect the dots in that way. to provide flexibility in the areas of bayview or hunters point. the more difficult or challenging areas and so on. comparatively speaking, this is not billions of dollars. this is taking the resources in the community and organizing them better. this could very well be worth of the research work that would have been through these consultant contracts in collaboration with that the agencies so that we can do more with the services that we have. >> it sounds like -- supervisor mar: it sounds like from public comment that these contracts are very important for the bayview hunters point mobility study. it looks like there were four different firms that responded to the rp and three of them are being chosen. any other comments, co
big rap -- good wrap all the time. you have a community where everyone lives on the trunk line. at the end of the castro shuttle or the parallel line, being in good shape, people farther out have a hard time accessing that service. these are projects that i intend to connect the dots in that way. to provide flexibility in the areas of bayview or hunters point. the more difficult or challenging areas and so on. comparatively speaking, this is not billions of dollars. this is taking the resources...
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we need to take an act that -- an active stance, and i think ethnic studies is a big part of that. folks were here saying earlier that if you are learning from that eurocentric perspective, talking about how your people have been colonized and been killed and enslaved and not focusing on the beauty of our cultures that will come from, and the power that we do have in our traditions and cultures that i think will empower us and give us the price to care more about ourselves to maybe not join a gang and care more about trying to be a leader in our community because our past societies have done an amazing things. another thing is the progressive taxation. the wealthy pay a lower percentage, and i think that needs a change in order for us to get the resources that dcyf needs to distribute in the community, that this will destroy needs to execute the plan -- that the school district needs to execute the plan that never happened because those resources are not there. those are just a few of those things. >> i think, like, a training facility or proposition like workshops, like all the pr
we need to take an act that -- an active stance, and i think ethnic studies is a big part of that. folks were here saying earlier that if you are learning from that eurocentric perspective, talking about how your people have been colonized and been killed and enslaved and not focusing on the beauty of our cultures that will come from, and the power that we do have in our traditions and cultures that i think will empower us and give us the price to care more about ourselves to maybe not join a...
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so there's been a big void. i want to thank the commissioners. i want to thank the small business commission. i want to thank all the authors who authored -- the supervisors who authored this legislation because now a void can be filled. what it's going to do is make businesses more economically sustainable and encourage people to -- to create jobs for the people who want to sing or play an instrument. i mean, years ago we lost a lot of people when it was a dot com. a lot of people had to leave the city because it was too expensive. i also want to reiterate what supervisor wiener said about inclusion, this was a city of inclusion not exclusion. so i think it needs to be citywide to be able to offer this. i think commissioners micko, roja and benetti made some valid points. 95% of the point things are usually fine. it's for that 5% that push the envelope. i'm in full support of legislation until 10:00. i think we need to put some safeguards if they're not in place for management of noise when it's 11:00 or 12:00 and maybe some timetables because w
so there's been a big void. i want to thank the commissioners. i want to thank the small business commission. i want to thank all the authors who authored -- the supervisors who authored this legislation because now a void can be filled. what it's going to do is make businesses more economically sustainable and encourage people to -- to create jobs for the people who want to sing or play an instrument. i mean, years ago we lost a lot of people when it was a dot com. a lot of people had to leave...
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this is a big number, but of course that is if we do nothing. in response, the mayor has also proposed several financial strategies as part of that plan. those financial strategies include one piece of those financial strategies and revenue. those opposed to be about 12% of the solutions to that problem in the five-year financial plan. this proposal that is before you is an attempt to provide a solution to that piece of our problem. the rest of the solution was coming from the expenditure side which means reducing city costs and pension reform, which the mayor has been working very hard to implement. it means reducing the size of our work force and the cost of doing business as city departments and reductions to the amount that we're able to allocate to the contractors, a wide range of policy approach is designed to close that gap and bring this back into sound basic structural financial balance over the next five years. the approach that the mayor has tried to take is to spread those -- the burden of those solutions out over multiple participan
this is a big number, but of course that is if we do nothing. in response, the mayor has also proposed several financial strategies as part of that plan. those financial strategies include one piece of those financial strategies and revenue. those opposed to be about 12% of the solutions to that problem in the five-year financial plan. this proposal that is before you is an attempt to provide a solution to that piece of our problem. the rest of the solution was coming from the expenditure side...
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and to partner with us, to make sure that attendance is as big as possible. i would really like to webstream this event. we can include anybody that can't come but wants to check-in and if they are able to online. and have it available on demand. i am hopeful that maybe i will find somebody that has the equipment to let me do that. as a specific volunteer type thing. we're looking for a sponsorship to assist with refreshments for the event. we'll keep the commission informed as we move on. i wanted to let the staff of that the commission staff attended a couple liberal meetings since the last time we were here. we did the labor complaints, both of these venues were having some sound problems. staff attended last week on june 22. there was an additional follow- up meeting at central station. the outcome for both included increased calls to assist in managing crut noise at the end of the night. a thing they will report for soundproofing. when i finish, he can pick up from there. i wanted to let the commission know about progress of the implementation of the pro
and to partner with us, to make sure that attendance is as big as possible. i would really like to webstream this event. we can include anybody that can't come but wants to check-in and if they are able to online. and have it available on demand. i am hopeful that maybe i will find somebody that has the equipment to let me do that. as a specific volunteer type thing. we're looking for a sponsorship to assist with refreshments for the event. we'll keep the commission informed as we move on. i...
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it is a big burden. it could be easy, but the bottom line is that at the end of the day, hopefully the customer understands the pipeline. we explained how the post works. i cannot even tell you how you get signal. you know what i mean? we sell a product and i do not feel that we have to explain every single detail. supervisor avalos: thank you. >> ♪ city hall helped me make this call see this cellphone i have is faded and dangerous and if you could buy would thank you for your time thank you and you can keep the dime is that not the way the item goes let's forget about all of the dangers and if you can help me to make this city hall called destruction is dangerous and i will thank you city hall for your time and you have been so much more than kind. ♪ supervisor avalos>> good mornin. that is a tough follow-up. my name is sammy [unintelligible] and i work for a company where we have 15 verizon wireless stores around the bay area, including one in san francisco. i would urge you to vote on this ordinan
it is a big burden. it could be easy, but the bottom line is that at the end of the day, hopefully the customer understands the pipeline. we explained how the post works. i cannot even tell you how you get signal. you know what i mean? we sell a product and i do not feel that we have to explain every single detail. supervisor avalos: thank you. >> ♪ city hall helped me make this call see this cellphone i have is faded and dangerous and if you could buy would thank you for your time...
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as most of you all know, i am a big giants fan. so it is a privilege for me to meet each and every one of our all starts here. we want to thank the giants for supporting us. [applause]
as most of you all know, i am a big giants fan. so it is a privilege for me to meet each and every one of our all starts here. we want to thank the giants for supporting us. [applause]
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it is not one big large loop. the race course will be a series of turns and different directions within this blue bubble here in effect. with that as the race course, we have a number of different locations as places for people to attend as spectator venues and programmed as america's cup speck tailor venues. i'm go through some of what that looks like. and peers 30, 32 would be the team bases and piers 26 and 28 are other supporting uses for the event authority and the media and team partners. pier 19 and 23 would be the same thing. and piers 27 and 29 are the america's cup and to see them lead and would be the start-finish line. since a number of the port locations will be under construction, the focus of the 2012 event are the waterfront. so i will walk through this in a moment. first is marina green and the pre-and post-race announcement and where the boats come in and there will be hospitality functions and there is also space for media operations and per the e.i.r. we are focussing on the most conservative v
it is not one big large loop. the race course will be a series of turns and different directions within this blue bubble here in effect. with that as the race course, we have a number of different locations as places for people to attend as spectator venues and programmed as america's cup speck tailor venues. i'm go through some of what that looks like. and peers 30, 32 would be the team bases and piers 26 and 28 are other supporting uses for the event authority and the media and team partners....
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there is a little amplified sound and big amplified sound. i don't know how you would like to do with it but that is what she just expressed. >> we are looking if there is a way to separate out smaller operators? as far as i know, there are 10 major sightseeing companies in the city that have opened their buses. >> they seem to be multiplying. i see more of those double decker buses than i ever have. >> and even the small ones, i happen to live on a tourist site. those little small things, they are so loud. they are. the are really very intrusive. personally, i appreciate this because i have to year that same talk like 20 times a day. >> i have received lots of feedback from across the city. i would to speak to the alamo square neighborhood association. we got e-mail from all across the city where people made the same statements all over and over again. >> i like this legislation because where i live on 20, i hear them every day. sometimes, early saturday morning going up market street. i do like this. i have the same concerns. there are some
there is a little amplified sound and big amplified sound. i don't know how you would like to do with it but that is what she just expressed. >> we are looking if there is a way to separate out smaller operators? as far as i know, there are 10 major sightseeing companies in the city that have opened their buses. >> they seem to be multiplying. i see more of those double decker buses than i ever have. >> and even the small ones, i happen to live on a tourist site. those little...
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it's not a big item. a new boiler and heater. >> it would be a huge boiler. >> large buildings are supposed to be managed properly. 99.9% of the market managed properly. >> maybe it's something we should put on the agenda for another meeting. >> i would like to request the director to come back to where there might be a solution to that least progress from where what has been done in the past that has not yielded the results in a progressive way so we could continue putting money into the dark cold here that will accumulate over time, something that takes more time from the city attorney and staff. there is a solution or a recommendation, something that might be good. >> maybe we could get some numbers and get a perspective on how prevalent the problem is. we are only talking about 1% of property owners. >> it may be instead of the category being so broad, there are going to be those property owners who are not incentivized to do the upgrades or corrections because they will never sell their buildings. wh
it's not a big item. a new boiler and heater. >> it would be a huge boiler. >> large buildings are supposed to be managed properly. 99.9% of the market managed properly. >> maybe it's something we should put on the agenda for another meeting. >> i would like to request the director to come back to where there might be a solution to that least progress from where what has been done in the past that has not yielded the results in a progressive way so we could continue...
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trying to bring in as many cross sections to work on various things and certainly the committee is a big piece of that. as far as the drought program, it did go away yesterday at the board and we were anticipating about 100 retirements this year including the drop. this is not completely out of the average. the average is normally 60 to 90. without any officers coming in, it is getting to the point where we have to get serious about having some classes and we anticipate that there will be about 300 people set for retirement over the next three years. the good news is that it will not all go at once. there is an incentive to stay. you can assume that that is 300 patrol officers. as the upper ranks retires, the trickle down goes to the motion. at the end of this, the 300 folks would have retired and there is a chance that in the third year, that would be the largest year and that is what our hope is. so, we have a plan where we would need a minimum of three classes a year which would be consistent with when myself and capt. goldberg and today is my 30th anniversary in the police department
trying to bring in as many cross sections to work on various things and certainly the committee is a big piece of that. as far as the drought program, it did go away yesterday at the board and we were anticipating about 100 retirements this year including the drop. this is not completely out of the average. the average is normally 60 to 90. without any officers coming in, it is getting to the point where we have to get serious about having some classes and we anticipate that there will be about...
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i have a great deal of respect for my colleagues, i do think it is a big mistake. i think how we address our homeless population and the services that we provide has been a problem for san francisco for a long time. care not cash has been a success by most objective measures. and i think to risk dismantling that would be a huge mistake here. i appreciate my colleagues and respect them but think it is a move in the wrong direction. the real intrigue is whether or not there is enough political pressure taken off the bat. >> and i just wanted to state that i do appreciate everyone's engagement on this issue. it wasn't the intent of our was to dismantle care not cash. we also see the success of this program. the big question is the equity amongst our homeless individuals and how we give the preferences. but we do appreciate it. at the time we will open it up for public comment. i have cards in front of me. we give two minutes. i will call the first 10 speakers. and then if you can please line it up closely to that order. >> if there r individuals that have the same tim
i have a great deal of respect for my colleagues, i do think it is a big mistake. i think how we address our homeless population and the services that we provide has been a problem for san francisco for a long time. care not cash has been a success by most objective measures. and i think to risk dismantling that would be a huge mistake here. i appreciate my colleagues and respect them but think it is a move in the wrong direction. the real intrigue is whether or not there is enough political...
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applications for demolition beyond the big ones with of talked about? >> it is not clear and it depends on how these projects play out, but the hope sf projects could me. -- could be. the two big ones, and of the office of housing is here. but they contain 7000 units, i believe. the ultimate goal is to have a mixed income community that includes for sale and rental on the same property. the exemption is specifically for property that will be 100% affordable to a person's earning below 60%. it is for a broader range of income levels. and the exemption is only for rental. >> how much money have we set aside? >> i'm sorry, i doubt of the answer to that one. just to be clear, and of the policy goals are to preserve low-income housing. but our reading of this is that it would also prohibit the definition of market rate condos. it would prohibit the demolition of buildings built after 1979. it would prohibit the demolition of a university student housing. and it would prohibit the demolition of the 50 housing units even if the replacement project provides mor
applications for demolition beyond the big ones with of talked about? >> it is not clear and it depends on how these projects play out, but the hope sf projects could me. -- could be. the two big ones, and of the office of housing is here. but they contain 7000 units, i believe. the ultimate goal is to have a mixed income community that includes for sale and rental on the same property. the exemption is specifically for property that will be 100% affordable to a person's earning below...
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and of course, in the parking, it was a big deal for us. thank you for listening. i hope everything goes well. i appreciate your time. >> i was asked to do a structural evaluation of this building. it is a classic framed building. the same buildings you're wrestling with now on all of the hospitals. this building actually matches the hospital collapse of 1971. this building looks like it. we have about 500 of these buildings in the city. in terms of distribution of damage, 5% of them will be damaged. the city is proceeding with caps to address these buildings. this was a rather unique frame, it has short columns. you brought a little diagram, the pendulum swings. an inverted pendulum design -- it is unstable. it is about 9% that it will collapse. don't let anyone else in the building. the chances of surviving are so low. the city is moving forward on caps. they're going after these buildings, then concrete buildings. your a bit ahead of the curve on this building next -- and addressing it. >> additional public comment? public comment is closed. >> this is a great u
and of course, in the parking, it was a big deal for us. thank you for listening. i hope everything goes well. i appreciate your time. >> i was asked to do a structural evaluation of this building. it is a classic framed building. the same buildings you're wrestling with now on all of the hospitals. this building actually matches the hospital collapse of 1971. this building looks like it. we have about 500 of these buildings in the city. in terms of distribution of damage, 5% of them will...
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i come from a background of retail where have worked for big box stores. i have worked for both home depot and petsmart. one of the things that stood out in my memory is that at monthly store meetings, where we would hook up across the nation with other stores, one of the ways we closed each meeting was counting down how many mom-and- pop stores we close down each month. that has always stood out in my mind. while i have been living in san francisco and i took a job with jefferies, the one thing that was tantamount to my mind is that we were part of the community and we know most of our customers by name. we know their animals and we know their needs and we know each other. we are part of each other's community. that's something i would hate to see us lose by allowing the big boxes to command. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am the owner of a natural pet food store in two locations and about to open a huge manufacturing facility in san francisco and i would like to encourage the legislation so we can keep our stores going and keep the small pe
i come from a background of retail where have worked for big box stores. i have worked for both home depot and petsmart. one of the things that stood out in my memory is that at monthly store meetings, where we would hook up across the nation with other stores, one of the ways we closed each meeting was counting down how many mom-and- pop stores we close down each month. that has always stood out in my mind. while i have been living in san francisco and i took a job with jefferies, the one...
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i don't know who is paying big premiums. i hope is being deducted from any and all of you that may benefit from that. thank you. i also picked up this charter amendment will affect the number of elected officials that are going to make decisions about pensions and i think electing is better than appointing. thank you. [tone] president chiu: thank you. are there any other members of the public who wish to speak at this public hearing? the public hearing is close. supervisor mar: there is always a challenge when there is not enough time for real dialogue. i appreciate the mayors efforts to put a pension reform package before us. i did want to allow someone from department of human resources to respond because i think many of the retirees -- it's great seeing many of the familiar faces from teachers to longtime public employees coming to speak before us with compelling arguments for why the pullout and this restructuring of the health system board. they make a good argument that it is anti-democratic -- anti- democratic and aga
i don't know who is paying big premiums. i hope is being deducted from any and all of you that may benefit from that. thank you. i also picked up this charter amendment will affect the number of elected officials that are going to make decisions about pensions and i think electing is better than appointing. thank you. [tone] president chiu: thank you. are there any other members of the public who wish to speak at this public hearing? the public hearing is close. supervisor mar: there is always...
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>> san francisco's i is a big important city. you have access to your mayor, to supervisor cohen, president of the board of education, and a lot of people. these other people that make the decisions. we'll let you know what we have done so there is not just one opportunity but multiple opportunities. >> [inaudible] >> the media process, the national one is going to be done a little bit quicker than that. there'll be an indication of the next couple of months about what we have learned a we can do with the information to happen to come back earlier than annually to continue the dialogue. >> how does the process of the other services other than housing hopefully here in san francisco? >> affects all properties. if you have an apartment or a home and you have been discriminated against, we can take action. in housing decisions, where you live as an impact on some the other things. what your access is the hospitals, healthy foods, playgrounds, etc. pierhead as a platform for advancement and empowerment, it is really important. is is
>> san francisco's i is a big important city. you have access to your mayor, to supervisor cohen, president of the board of education, and a lot of people. these other people that make the decisions. we'll let you know what we have done so there is not just one opportunity but multiple opportunities. >> [inaudible] >> the media process, the national one is going to be done a little bit quicker than that. there'll be an indication of the next couple of months about what we have...
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and yet it was big enough for us to get into the field and moving forward. i understand there is a lot at stake. we want to do the right thing. >> commisioner joseph: best of luck. >> a couple of questions. jt's thing in the application, with respect to the gentleman from the security company. do you do security at other places or music venues? >> yes. i am ed thistle. i have been in this city since 1996 and i have managed a couple of clubs have worked in, eight or nine different clubs before starting yojimbo. >> you have other clients in the city? >> we are at badlands, the starlight lounge, and other facilities. those are the primary nightclubs. >> i had a couple quick questions. the current venue as it exists, has it been troubled recently? >> shine is a small lounge and because of its location and demographic and its programming, we never had problems. we have no history of violence and no -- the only sound complete we had was six years ago. five years ago. even then it was a minor thing that was resolved. >> commissioner cavellini: southern police has r
and yet it was big enough for us to get into the field and moving forward. i understand there is a lot at stake. we want to do the right thing. >> commisioner joseph: best of luck. >> a couple of questions. jt's thing in the application, with respect to the gentleman from the security company. do you do security at other places or music venues? >> yes. i am ed thistle. i have been in this city since 1996 and i have managed a couple of clubs have worked in, eight or nine...
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you have a big hole in the ground and no operation. if the republicans should cut that $200 million, even if they agree to full funding agreement, then there would not be enough to finish the tunneling contract itself. so, i think, in these tight times, you need to be guided by prudence. that money did not come to the city easily and it needs to be protected. thank you. commissioner mirkarimi: is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. please read the next item. >> item 5. award two-year consultant contracts to nelson\nygaard consulting associates, fehr & peers, and dowling associates, inc., in a combined total not to exceed $400,000, for travel demand management professional services, with an option to extend for one additional year, and authorize the executive director to negotiate contract terms and conditions. this is an action item. commissioner mirkarimi: we are in to work from the finance committee. questions or discussion? public comment? please. come on up. >
you have a big hole in the ground and no operation. if the republicans should cut that $200 million, even if they agree to full funding agreement, then there would not be enough to finish the tunneling contract itself. so, i think, in these tight times, you need to be guided by prudence. that money did not come to the city easily and it needs to be protected. thank you. commissioner mirkarimi: is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment...
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all one big family. though we are not. >> i have been an active officer since 1972. i have a retired city employee and i am also a member and have worked with plb as well. i agree with almost everything that has been said. one thing that i want to stress, during the supposedly fair agreement, retirees were locked out of this completely. we were not allowed to go to the meetings or expressed our concerns or viewpoints. many of us are very anxious. some things to do with the trust fund. even on the two-tiered system. i want to read something about the supplemental that is in the language that did not hear coming from mickey callahan. the safety of the of the system being in poor shape, it is the second best funded in the united states. and, of course, we want to keep it that way. the city now has to contribute more. and at one point, they were contributing anything because of the investments. our investments are bad, and i want to say this thing about the supplemental. this change for current employees, people that are hired in terms of the actuarial value related to t
all one big family. though we are not. >> i have been an active officer since 1972. i have a retired city employee and i am also a member and have worked with plb as well. i agree with almost everything that has been said. one thing that i want to stress, during the supposedly fair agreement, retirees were locked out of this completely. we were not allowed to go to the meetings or expressed our concerns or viewpoints. many of us are very anxious. some things to do with the trust fund....
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and the reason the city is having to come up with big numbers under the retirement system is because for years the board of supervisors just did their own pet projects and did not contribute to the retirement system. they were in dereliction of duty. they should have put in every year, a minimum amount to cover. the we had a half hour special projects. and did not really think i would stand up here and talk about this today. if you do not understand fiduciary responsibilities, you have no business being on that board. that is the reason that we change it. and the voters approved it. we have voter approval all along. we did the three charter amendments. they put together their money a little bit at a time and we passed those charter amendments. and the proposition was the major one that we passed because we wanted an independent health services system, not one being taken over by the corporation. >> the afternoon, gentlemen. i reside in san francisco and i am retired firefighter. i would like to support everything that the previous speaker remark about. i have attended many of the pas
and the reason the city is having to come up with big numbers under the retirement system is because for years the board of supervisors just did their own pet projects and did not contribute to the retirement system. they were in dereliction of duty. they should have put in every year, a minimum amount to cover. the we had a half hour special projects. and did not really think i would stand up here and talk about this today. if you do not understand fiduciary responsibilities, you have no...
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city attorney has written a memorandum about that but i do not see why they do not want to share the big secret. what can they not sure about the public? now to the hhs board, last week, supervisor elsbernd said it takes four votes. if you read the language, the language only says a majority of the board. what is a majority? that is up to interpretation, and could be four members, three in one. i have been attending the health service board meetings for a number of years. i have never seen any conflict there or any vote dividing the act, elected over the non- elected. i do not see what the problem is. they have never explain what the problem is. when ed lee came around to it seiu in district 1, i told him not to pass off the retirees. well, he certainly has. the city did not have -- the unions did not want to meet with the retirees, make them part of the process. i suggest removing the supplemental colas and the issues about the health service for changes, starting over, why can summary from the city come out to the retirement board meeting and talk about these changes and say what the p
city attorney has written a memorandum about that but i do not see why they do not want to share the big secret. what can they not sure about the public? now to the hhs board, last week, supervisor elsbernd said it takes four votes. if you read the language, the language only says a majority of the board. what is a majority? that is up to interpretation, and could be four members, three in one. i have been attending the health service board meetings for a number of years. i have never seen any...
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flooding, odors, noise, and stabilization rates are a big issue for the public. we want to have opportunities to enhance things for the public. with a brief overview on the level of service endorsed by the commission last july, this will be the guiding principle for regulatory compliance. flooding provides benefits to impacted communities and modification of the system for climate change, including economic stability. briefly, i want to overview the technical improvements that have been identified. there are approximately 20. we have systems to improve flooding screening in san francisco, better managing the eight watersheds in the city. we have improvements at each of the city's treatment plants. as well as infrastructure to meet disposal requirements. additionally, infrastructure has not been updated since the earthquake and it has failed since then. i want to highlight a few of the projects you will be seeing over the next six months. the first is the bay bridge improvement project surrounded by central shops and water department yards. we have neighbors direc
flooding, odors, noise, and stabilization rates are a big issue for the public. we want to have opportunities to enhance things for the public. with a brief overview on the level of service endorsed by the commission last july, this will be the guiding principle for regulatory compliance. flooding provides benefits to impacted communities and modification of the system for climate change, including economic stability. briefly, i want to overview the technical improvements that have been...
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a big part of it for me is seeing how the scholarship fund has really made a difference for the people in that neighborhood, and for people outside the neighborhood who come into use the facility because of the changes that happened. i would really like you to reconsider the ordinance. supervisor avalos: thank you. next speaker, please. >> i on a business called in these hot dogs. -- called annie's hotdogs. the parks department has been wonderful to work with. because of the contract i have gotten, i have been able to hire 15 new employees and expand my business. we have a total of 26 employees. i work with my son. i think the people that run the parks do a really good job, and the general public, although they have all these concerns, should not be involved in these decisions. that is my personal opinion. i think you hire people to do a job and they should be allowed to do their job. i have been in business in san francisco
a big part of it for me is seeing how the scholarship fund has really made a difference for the people in that neighborhood, and for people outside the neighborhood who come into use the facility because of the changes that happened. i would really like you to reconsider the ordinance. supervisor avalos: thank you. next speaker, please. >> i on a business called in these hot dogs. -- called annie's hotdogs. the parks department has been wonderful to work with. because of the contract i...
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. >> and it was a big stretch for us to come up with that much money. i will say for your benefit and the public's, if it proved to be too little and we are able to find other funding, what we do is come back to the commission to augment the approval and would go back to the civil service commission, which has the authority to say this is work that can be contracted out or not. they did that at their meeting a week ago. we would come back through the process and see if we could amend the contract if we really need to. >> it seems to me, i imagine, the america's cup will be doing a lot of work in this area, so hopefully we coordinate with them on much of that. it will ideally save us from having to spend too much. >> right, and that is their preference, but there are some port issues. that is why we wanted it. >> thank you for your support. >> any other questions? is there any other public comment on item 8e. is there emotion? all those in favor? resolution 11-41 is approved. >> item 9 a., informational presentation of the proposed fiscal year 2011-2012
. >> and it was a big stretch for us to come up with that much money. i will say for your benefit and the public's, if it proved to be too little and we are able to find other funding, what we do is come back to the commission to augment the approval and would go back to the civil service commission, which has the authority to say this is work that can be contracted out or not. they did that at their meeting a week ago. we would come back through the process and see if we could amend the...
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term project but this is a big challenge with a complex environmental review in a short amount of time and looking at short and long-term projects and you are looking at impacts of mitigations that are incorporates into a variety of plans at minimum and the public safety plan and sustainability plan, the parks plan, and the on water plan. and all of those will contain some of the mitigations. and show that engaged in the ceqa process. so we submitted comments and at that time we had 24 groups and now we have more than 30 groups and are doing our best to combine our concerns. i want to thank your staff, particularly joy for meeting with us regularly and sharing as much information as possible and we, in turn, are sharing our expertise on issues like traffic, neighborhood impacts, historic resources, water quality, aquatic and terrestrial habitats and how those might be impacted and address tim pact. we look forward to continue working with them in this very tight timeline and look forward to having a successful event that's repeated on a regular basis. thank you. >> thank you. >> good a
term project but this is a big challenge with a complex environmental review in a short amount of time and looking at short and long-term projects and you are looking at impacts of mitigations that are incorporates into a variety of plans at minimum and the public safety plan and sustainability plan, the parks plan, and the on water plan. and all of those will contain some of the mitigations. and show that engaged in the ceqa process. so we submitted comments and at that time we had 24 groups...
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this man has a big heart. he is very intelligent and very knowledgeable about the city workings and very sensitive to the needs of -- too many of us in this room, particularly the southeast part of the city. of course he cares about all of san francisco, but i believe he has a special place in his heart for us in the southeast. without further ado, please put your hands together and welcome ed lee. mayor lee: thank you all for being here today. let me first of all congratulate all of you for moving on from high school. that is still a wonderful thing, right? you are there. now, you get to make all the decisions. you get to be responsible for your decisions. i want to welcome you to a new club. i want to welcome you to the million-dollar club. you are today members of the million-dollar club. you know what? that is going to be the difference. it is going to be the difference between those that stayed and did not do anything after high school and those that graduate from college. $1 million in salary difference
this man has a big heart. he is very intelligent and very knowledgeable about the city workings and very sensitive to the needs of -- too many of us in this room, particularly the southeast part of the city. of course he cares about all of san francisco, but i believe he has a special place in his heart for us in the southeast. without further ado, please put your hands together and welcome ed lee. mayor lee: thank you all for being here today. let me first of all congratulate all of you for...
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size of a new -- a big size then you to succeed in that area. we have to have something special to get people in the area from all over the city to make a business succeed. for that, the support of the community-based organization like fillmore cbd is something that must -- that we have to be able to count on going forward. thank you. >> i just think the arts is so important in san francisco, and particularly the music. the music that combines us together, gives us souls, feeling, etc. i have been on the -- on teh -- on the s train. people wanted me to sing, and the driver said then we would have trumpets playing and no. i said that there seems to be an invisible sign around san francisco that says, "no dancing musicians allowed." i asked if he wants to kill all the artists. he says, "yes, but keep the athletes allied -- alive." i returned to that, and he said, "i did not say you should kill them. i was just agreeing with you." it is really like -- what? athleticism -- two weeks ago when you gave the park funding -- i mean, how much do we have t
size of a new -- a big size then you to succeed in that area. we have to have something special to get people in the area from all over the city to make a business succeed. for that, the support of the community-based organization like fillmore cbd is something that must -- that we have to be able to count on going forward. thank you. >> i just think the arts is so important in san francisco, and particularly the music. the music that combines us together, gives us souls, feeling, etc. i...
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this is a big safety issue when cab drivers don't want to take credit cards. the easiest way to make a safe is to make a cash list taxi. when you allow the police to charges for the credit cards, you discourage cab drivers from taking those credit cards. you will be responsible for having some of us slide some day. [applause] >> good afternoon. >> i would like to think chris for running these meetings that when on. this was done under a great dress and under relentless personal attacks. -- this is done under great duress. some issues have not been resolved, the credit card issues and the back seat terminal. that has put an end to the electronic waybills as far as i can see. we should be having a meter increase and i don't know what happened to that. i guess you have a technical reason. they think that you did that because you are stonewalling them. it was a bad decision on your part to take it off of the agenda. at any rate, i have said what i had to say. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. the point i want to address because i'm sure you have heard much fro
this is a big safety issue when cab drivers don't want to take credit cards. the easiest way to make a safe is to make a cash list taxi. when you allow the police to charges for the credit cards, you discourage cab drivers from taking those credit cards. you will be responsible for having some of us slide some day. [applause] >> good afternoon. >> i would like to think chris for running these meetings that when on. this was done under a great dress and under relentless personal...
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we cannot fight against big boxes on that train on an even footing. [tone] supervisor mar: thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. thank you for your time.
we cannot fight against big boxes on that train on an even footing. [tone] supervisor mar: thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. thank you for your time.
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their space needs so if you are not using classrooms we will have others use them so you don't have big five hour blocks where there is flog happening with a classroom. the next slide talks about some of the deans that have been at the table. they include the administration of justice department and fire science that trains people to be e.m.t.'s, firefighters, et cetera. child development department, curl narrow arts and hospitality dean. english as a second language has been deep in conversation. horticulture department having access to greenhouses as they think of what could be happening. design and merchandising, labor and community studies program. vocational nursing and small pwebusiness center dean. so, it has been numerous meetings and it is not just on paper. we met with them again yesterday and they are trying to get a better sense of when they can roll this out, how much space will they need. what are the commitments, et cetera. the additional changes we have been in conversation with city college about are that wae are thinking that the publi utilities commission will take ov
their space needs so if you are not using classrooms we will have others use them so you don't have big five hour blocks where there is flog happening with a classroom. the next slide talks about some of the deans that have been at the table. they include the administration of justice department and fire science that trains people to be e.m.t.'s, firefighters, et cetera. child development department, curl narrow arts and hospitality dean. english as a second language has been deep in...
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the big language is troubling to me because of my experience with something that was vaguely written. they language restricting what can and cannot be done was detrimental to us and the 90 employees i have. after 20 years of business and being shut down for two weeks, it hurt. go back. look at the language. work on it. it was painful. that is what my staff had to go through. it is hard to comply with regulations you have no standard for. that is all i am saying. i love our festival. i love the festival's that are there. i would throw myself in front of a train for it. thank you. supervisor avalos: it is a great festival. thank you. >> i am margaret reed. i and the staff supervisor for local government, minus the health care works -- health care folks. every year, you and supervisors have a choice as the city budget. every year, the rec and park commission since you a budget with cuts in it, and a budget from the department that says this is how we are going to raise money. every chance, you can say no and not support the budget with this item. unfortunately, we do not get the know. we
the big language is troubling to me because of my experience with something that was vaguely written. they language restricting what can and cannot be done was detrimental to us and the 90 employees i have. after 20 years of business and being shut down for two weeks, it hurt. go back. look at the language. work on it. it was painful. that is what my staff had to go through. it is hard to comply with regulations you have no standard for. that is all i am saying. i love our festival. i love the...